James M. Van Damme
Phone: (315) 330-2612	Fax: (315) 330-3703
E-Mail: james.vandamme at rl.af.mil Home: vandamme at juno.com
Building: 106 at the Griffiss Industrial Park	Room Number: # C205
Duty Title: Electronics Engr.		"Jim"

Where I Work

• Stiefvater Consultants
• RADC (Research Associates for Defense Conversion) (catchy name huh)
  

Degrees Attained

• BEE, U. of Detroit, 1970
• MSEE, National Technological University 8/1/96

Area of Responsibility

Mainly building hardware to test other folks' crazy ideas.

Current Work & Professional Activities

Mostly radars, with a little antenna, receiver, energy conversion, and odds & ends here and there.

Past AFRL Activities/Branches Worked In

• Been in the same branch, variously named OCSP, OCTP, OCTM, EMATP, RALTP since 1968, until Sep 3 2004 when I retired
  
• Bought or built the Surveillance Facility L band, S band, and C band radar transmitters
• Supported E-3 and AN/TPS-75 radars when asked
• Fooled around with solid state microwave stuff (GaAs and others) and antennas

Prior Employment/Title

• Air Force Research Laboratory , Rome operating location.

• A brief, but brilliant military career at, where else, Griffiss AFB, 1970-1974

• Co-op student at Griffiss AF base, 1968-1970
• Before that, Bulldog Electric circuit breaker company in Detroit, and Western Electric Company.

Interests/Hobbies/Peculiarities/Organizations/Special Training

• Certified Teacher of Natural Family Planning with the Couple to Couple League (CCL).
• Ex-Rome Catholic School Board co-member
• That's about it.

Today's Favorite Saying

"History is OK, I guess, but it gets old after a while..."

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